Sports

May 23, 2012

Team â€śAfter Shockâ€ť was awarded the Sportsmanship Award at the Warren Gus Macker Basketball Tournament this past weekend, May 19 -20. The team consists of four seventh-grade girls from the Kane Middle School, Camryn Cummings, Alaina Barner, Ashley Jordan and Kiley Kinney. The Sportsmanship Award is based on fairness, ethics, respect and the graciousness in winning or losing. The Sportsmanship Award was chosen by the officials and score keepers who watched the girls play all weekend.

May 22, 2012

Tony Avenali, of Kane, and Terry Zampogna of Eden, N.Y.
(formerly of Kane) took fourth place on Sunday in the DAV Cabelaâ€™s qualifier held this past weekend on Kinzua. Forty boats took to the water in the two-day event on May 19 and 20. The team brought a 5-fish limit to the scales, weighing 9.84 lbs. Saturday the team took big fish honors with a 3.14 lb. walleye. The team weighed a limit of five fish both days for a combined weight of 18.10 lbs., giving them fourth place overall in the standings.

May 21, 2012

May 20, 2012

Photo Credit

Keith Reigel

The two Kane 4x400 relay teams pose with their coaches after winning the District 9 Track & Field ChampionshipsÂ held at Brookville Area High School.Â In photo are front, from left to right, Coach Jim Sirianni, Kelsey Johnson, Chanda Paup, Audrey Perry,Â Dawn Saquin and Coach MarkÂ Sirianni; back row from left to right, Coach Adam Smelko, Nate Moore, Coach Rich Hunt, Will Carley,Â Ryan Peterson, Jonah SmithÂ and Coach Tom Cecchetti. The girls' time of 4:10.03 broke the 32-year-old school record set back in 1980. The boys' bigÂ race helped seal the team championship as they edged Port Allegany 55-50.

May 20, 2012

Photo Credit

Keith Reigel

Taylor Bucheit poses with the plaque she received for her third-place finish in the triple jump at the D9 Track & Field Championships held at Brookville Area High School. Bucheit earned a trip to the Pennsylvania Track & Field Championships with a state-qualifying jump of 35' 6".

May 20, 2012

Photo Credit

Keith Reigel

Kane's Taylor Detrick and Morgan Nicholson pose with the plaques they received for finishing first and second in the shot put at the District 9 Track & Field Championships held at Brookville Area High School. Detrick won the event with a throw of 37' 6 1/4" while Nicholson had a throw of 36' 10". Both advance to the Pennsylvania State Track & Field Championships.

May 20, 2012

Photo Credit

Keith Reigel

Kane's Avery Colson poses with the plaque he received for finishing second in the 1600-meter run at the District 9 TrackÂ & Field Championships held at Brookville Area High School. Colson ran a beautiful race as he showed his strength and heart as he out-kicked the Oswayo Valley runner at the end to earn a trip to the Pennsylvania Track & Field Championships. He completed the race with a time of 4:36.31.

May 9, 2012

May 9, 2012

Baylee Swanson, age 14, of Mt. Jewett, got her first spring gobbler while hunting with her father saturday. The bird weighed 20 lbs. and had a 9" beard and 1 1/4" spurs. Baylee is the daughter of Paul and Deb Swanson.

May 9, 2012

The Kane Elks Youth Bowling League, under the coach of John Carlson, had six kids qualify for states which will be held in Lancaster on May 19 and 20. The top eight bowlers in both boys divisions qualified for states and the top seven girls advance. In the 11-years-and-under boys handicap, Bryce Bizzak placed third out of 64 bowlers. Alex Lindquist was fourth and Matt Boyer was sixth. In the 12-year-and-above boys handicap, Dominic Nicklas placed sixth out of 59 bowlers. For the girls age 12-and-above handicap, Erin Paulson placed second out of 42 bowlers.